1894 Manchester City Council election

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1894 Manchester City Council election
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  1893 1 November 1894 (1894-11-01) 1895  

26 of 104 seats
to Manchester City Council
53 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Conservative Liberal Unionist
Last election11 seats,
40.0%
15 seats,
43.7%
0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before48488
Seats won8142
Seats after48477
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote16,88220,6873,327
Percentage33.3%40.1%6.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.7%Decrease2.svg3.6%Increase2.svg6.6%

 Fourth party
 
Party Labour
Last election0 seats,
15.8%
Seats before0
Seats won2
Seats after2
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2
Popular vote10,032
Percentage19.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.0%

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Map of results of 1894 election

Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1894. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control. [1] [2]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Liberal Party 16,882 (33.3%)
Decrease2.svg 6.78 (30.8%)
8 / 26
Steady2.svg48 (46.2%)
48 / 104
Conservative Party 20,287 (40.1%)
Decrease2.svg 3.614 (53.8%)
14 / 26
Decrease2.svg 147 (45.2%)
47 / 104
Liberal Unionist 3,327 (6.6%)
Increase2.svg 6.62 (7.7%)
2 / 26
Decrease2.svg 17 (6.7%)
7 / 104
Labour Party 10,032 (19.8%)
Increase2.svg 4.02 (7.7%)
2 / 26
Increase2.svg 22 (1.9%)
2 / 104
Independent Liberal 98 (0.2%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 104

Full council

248747

Aldermen

1457

Councillors

234240

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. C. Smale1,04160.3N/A
Labour M. Deller68639.7N/A
Majority35520.6N/A
Turnout 1,727
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Fitzgerald*2,30661.4+6.3
Liberal R. A. Brown1,44838.6−6.3
Majority85822.8+12.6
Turnout 3,754
Conservative hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Briggs*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. Sutton 2,07254.4N/A
Conservative E. Williams*1,73745.6N/A
Majority3358.8N/A
Turnout 3,809
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hampson*1,50865.8N/A
Liberal R. Ramsbottom78434.2N/A
Majority72431.6N/A
Turnout 2,292
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Royle*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Holt*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal F. Smallman*34650.7−11.1
Conservative R. Cooper33749.3N/A
Majority91.4−22.2
Turnout 683
Liberal hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Needham*2,61654.8+12.3
Liberal G. W. Chadwick1,12523.6−19.0
Labour J. Harker1,03221.6+6.7
Majority1,49131.2
Turnout 4,773
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal T. Uttley*78350.7N/A
Conservative J. Jones76249.3N/A
Majority211.4N/A
Turnout 1,545
Liberal hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. T. Bax*1,78265.0N/A
Labour J. Lee95935.0−4.2
Majority82330.0
Turnout 2,741
Liberal hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Dixon1,08349.7−8.0
Labour H. Henshall60727.9−14.4
Liberal E. McGee48822.4N/A
Majority47621.9+6.5
Turnout 2,178
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. N. Ogden*1,95038.5−0.3
Liberal D. Boyle 1,93839.3−0.8
Liberal E. M. Powell1,92138.0−1.1
Liberal Unionist H. C. Pingstone*1,78935.3N/A
Labour J. Billam1,26124.9−2.5
Majority170.3
Turnout 5,061
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Garlick*1,24155.9−17.7
Liberal G. Evans98144.1N/A
Majority26011.8−35.4
Turnout 2,222
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Butler 1,46450.4N/A
Conservative H. P. Ilderton1,44249.6+12.0
Majority220.8
Turnout 2,906
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Simpson*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. E. Estcourt*82353.1+18.8
Liberal E. C. Harding72846.9−18.8
Majority956.2
Turnout 1,551
Conservative hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. H. Vaudrey*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Andrews*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. W. Royse1,82650.6−11.9
Liberal P. Mooney1,16632.3N/A
Labour R. Anderson61517.1−20.4
Majority66018.3−6.7
Turnout 3,607
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. James'

St. James'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist A. Murray*uncontested
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal M. Wells45249.7−5.1
Conservative T. Watmough36940.6−4.6
Labour W. Harley889.7N/A
Majority839.1−0.5
Turnout 909
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist W. J. Sinclair*1,53873.9N/A
Labour F. Leeming54226.1+10.2
Majority99647.8
Turnout 2,080
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. H. Wainwright*1,14061.8N/A
Labour F. Lawler70638.2−7.1
Majority43423.6
Turnout 1,846
Liberal hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Faulkner1,24640.1N/A
Liberal T. Quinn Ruddin1,16537.4+28.9
Liberal J. McCreesh*60519.4−72.1
Independent Liberal W. Brown983.1−5.4
Majority812.7
Turnout 3,114
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

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By-elections between 1894 and 1895

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References

  1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1894, p.6
  2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1894, p.5